utorrent 1.81 having problems

[mistyree]

i had been using 1.77 with no problems this whole year.

i just updated to 1.81 and it keeps freezing up my whole computer.

i cannot get out by any other way except by hitting the actual turn on button (reset?) to my pc which i do know that is not good.

does anyone know why this new utorrent is doing this?

i love utorrent and am so disappointed in myself for not leaving it where it was on the 1.77

can i just switch it back?

or is it too late now that i switched to 1.81?

thanks

[moogly]

Downgrading is not a good tip because of security holes in 1.7.7.

Post HJT & PE logs (copy/paste here) to see what is injected in uT.

Tutorial: http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=29748

DONT FORGET to select utorrent.exe & enable DLL mode (ctrl+d) in PE

[mistyree]

thankyou for your fast response

i have never heard of the process explorer and do not use it

i honestly had no problems until i switched to 1.81

it was automatic so i know it IS definitely related

here is my log below

i hope u can help me

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2

Scan saved at 11:35:21 PM, on 12/19/2008

Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)

MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16762)

Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:

C:\WINNT\System32\smss.exe

C:\WINNT\system32\winlogon.exe

C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe

C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe

C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe

C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe

C:\WINNT\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe

C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe

C:\WINNT\Explorer.EXE

C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe

C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe

C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe

C:\Program Files\Spyware Terminator\SpywareTerminatorShield.exe

C:\WINNT\system32\cisvc.exe

C:\WINNT\system32\lxdvcoms.exe

C:\Program Files\Spyware Terminator\sp_rsser.exe

C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe

C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe

C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe

C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe

C:\WINNT\system32\wuauclt.exe

C:\WINNT\system32\cidaemon.exe

C:\Program Files\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe

C:\Program Files\Opera\Opera.exe

C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://www.roadrunner.com

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.roadrunner.com

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,First Home Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54843

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =

O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {1CB20BF0-BBAE-40A7-93F4-6435FF3D0411} - C:\PROGRA~1\Crawler\Toolbar\ctbr.dll

O3 - Toolbar: &Crawler Toolbar - {4B3803EA-5230-4DC3-A7FC-33638F3D3542} - C:\PROGRA~1\Crawler\Toolbar\ctbr.dll

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avast!] C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ZoneAlarm Client] "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxTray] C:\WINNT\System32\igfxtray.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [spywareTerminator] "C:\Program Files\Spyware Terminator\SpywareTerminatorShield.exe"

O8 - Extra context menu item: Crawler Search - tbr:iemenu

O16 - DPF: {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (YInstStarter Class) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\yinsthelper.dll

O16 - DPF: {48DD0448-9209-4F81-9F6D-D83562940134} (MySpace Uploader Control) - http://lads.myspace.com/upload/MySpaceUploader1006.cab

O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/wuweb_site.cab?1141061328921

O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/muweb_site.cab?1141933819203

O18 - Protocol: tbr - {4D25FB7A-8902-4291-960E-9ADA051CFBBF} - C:\PROGRA~1\Crawler\Toolbar\ctbr.dll

O18 - Filter hijack: text/html - (no CLSID) - (no file)

O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Adobe Systems - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe

O23 - Service: AOL Connectivity Service (AOL ACS) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLAcsd.exe (file missing)

O23 - Service: AOL TopSpeed Monitor (AOL TopSpeedMonitor) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\TopSpeed\2.0\aoltsmon.exe (file missing)

O23 - Service: avast! iAVS4 Control Service (aswUpdSv) - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe

O23 - Service: avast! Antivirus - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe

O23 - Service: avast! Mail Scanner - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe

O23 - Service: avast! Web Scanner - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe

O23 - Service: iPod Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe (file missing)

O23 - Service: lxdvCATSCustConnectService - Lexmark International, Inc. - C:\WINNT\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\\lxdvserv.exe

O23 - Service: lxdv_device - - C:\WINNT\system32\lxdvcoms.exe

O23 - Service: NBService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Nero BackItUp\NBService.exe

O23 - Service: Intel NCS NetService (NetSvc) - Intel® Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\NCS\Sync\NetSvc.exe

O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINNT\System32\HPZipm12.exe

O23 - Service: Retrospect Launcher (RetroLauncher) - Unknown owner - G:\Retrospect 7.6\retrorun.exe (file missing)

O23 - Service: Spyware Terminator Realtime Shield Service (sp_rssrv) - Crawler.com - C:\Program Files\Spyware Terminator\sp_rsser.exe

O23 - Service: TuneUp Drive Defrag Service (TuneUp.Defrag) - TuneUp Software GmbH - C:\WINNT\System32\TuneUpDefragService.exe

O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINNT\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

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End of file - 5415 bytes

[thelittlefire]

Try without Zone Alarm. Then Spyware Terminator. Then . . .avast try bypassing the web monitor for utorrent.exe

[mistyree]

will i be without protection if i run witohut these programs?

[moogly]

Surely ZA, very buggy. Try another firewal like Comodo.

http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php#firewalls-ratings

You can try to disable your anti-spyware before ZA and see if uT works.

[mistyree]

i went to comodo to dl but it says my choices for use is 32 bit vista or 64 bit vista and i have winxp

i have included link to show

http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/download_firewall.html

also doesnt matter what i disable utorrent still having problems

[moogly]

XP (SP2) / Vista 32 bit : same dwl.

[mistyree]

lol-thankyou - blonde moment here im going to try this now with the utorrent and respond with results